In 1860s Texas, a small-town county sheriff, his cantankerous old deputy, an alcoholic lawman and a young gunslinger try to keep a murderous thug jailed long enough for the U.S. marshal to arrive on the scene.

In 1860s Texas, a small-town county sheriff, his cantankerous old deputy, an alcoholic lawman and a young gunslinger try to keep a murderous thug jailed long enough for the U.S. marshal to arrive on the scene.